Pure speech

Definition - Noun
: the communication of ideas through spoken or written words or through conduct limited in form to that necessary to convey the idea
compare commercial speech symbolic speech
Pure speech is accorded the highest degree of protection under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.



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